The Israeli prison authorities has released 39 Palestinian prisoners in the second round of swaps under a four-day ceasefire with Hamas, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States (US).
The second batch of Palestinian prisoners released early on Sunday, November 26, includes 33 children and 6 women.
One of the most well-known prisoner released was 37-year-old Israa Jaabis, who was convicted of detonating a gas cylinder in her car at a checkpoint in 2015, wounding a police officer, and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
At that time, she received 60 percent body burns, facial and back deformities, and lost fingers. Israa faces severe health issues requiring treatment and surgeries.
“I’m ashamed to talk about rejoicing when the whole of Palestine is wounded”, Jaabis said as quoted by AFP.
Released prisoner Shorouk Dwayyat said that she did not expect to be released while she was waiting for another eight years of captivity, saying, “I was strong because of my father and mother.”
She was arrested on October 7, 2015, when she was on her way to her home on Al-Wad Street near the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and one of the settlers surprised her by trying to remove her hijab, then shot her 4 bullets, and left her bleeding on the ground for half an hour.
Shorouk underwent skin and arterial transplants to remove injuries in her shoulder and neck due to bullets. Later, she was sentenced to 16 years in prison and a fine of 80,000 shekels for allegedly carrying out a stabbing attack.
Names of second batch of Palestinian prisoners released
The names of the released Palestinian prisoners were published by Prisoners’ Club and the Prisoners’ Authority in a joint statement on Facebook.
Female prisoners
Nourhan Ibrahim Khader Awad— Jerusalem
Shorouk Salah Ibrahim Dwayyat— Jerusalem
Maysoon Musa Mahmoud Musa (Al-Jabali)— Bethlehem
Fadwa Nazih Kamel Hamada— Jerusalem
Israa Riyad Jamil Jaabis— Jerusalem
Aisha Yousef Abdullah Al-Afghani— Jerusalem
Children
Ibrahim Walid Ibrahim Taamra— Bethlehem
Ibrahim Samir Ibrahim Sabah— Bethlehem
Mohammad Yassin Tayseer Sabah— Bethlehem
Saddam Amjad Majid Taqatqa– Bethlehem
Youssef Mahmoud Salem Sabtain— Hebron
Ahmed Gharib Ahmed Khalil— Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Omar Mohammad Adham Abdel Rahim Shweiki— Jerusalem
Ahmed Ali Mohammad Al-Sabah— Bethlehem
Murad Fouad Abdel Latif Dar Atta— Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Ahmed Walid Mohammad Khashan— Jenin
Shaker Ali Salem Ballout— Hebron
Wael Bilal Shaker Masha— Nablus
Tariq Ziyad Abdel Rahim Dawoud— Qalqilya
Abdul Rahman Mohammad Saleh Hourani— Qalqilya
Yasser Rateb’s visit to Khuzaymia— Jenin
Abdul Hadi Azzam Mohhammad Kamel
Jihad Tawfiq Jihad Youssef— Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Mohammad Ayman Abdel Rahman Owaisi— Nablus
Izz al-Din Anan Hassan Sudani— Nablus
Mustafa Mazen Hussein Shehadeh— Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Shadi Mohammad Deeb Abu Adi— Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Yassin Omar Ezzat Hanafiya— Jericho
Abdul Karim Anwar Dhaher Al-Saadi— Jenin
Mohammad Tariq Salim Hawashin— Jenin
Samed Khaled Mahmoud Abu Khalaf— Nablus
Wissam Marwan Abdel Salam Tamimi— Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Mohammad Nasr Fawzi Sawalma— Nablus
Yazan Jabr Abdul-Jabbar Al-Hasanat— Bethlehem
Mohammad Nizar Nimr Abu Aoun– Tulkarm
Khaled Mohammad Masarwa Department— Jenin
Anwar Tsafi Ahmed Atta— Ramallah and Al-Bireh
Raja Asaad Raja Abu Qayyas— Jenin
Hamada Saeed Mustafa Abu Samra— Qalqilya
In the first batch, 24 Palestinian women and 15 children held in Israeli prisons in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem were released. Those released from captivity in Gaza were 13 Israelis, 10 Thai nationals, and a citizen of the Philippines.
Under the ceasefire deal, the hostages and prisoners will be released in batches during the course of four days.
